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To: boatbums

Then let’s hear it; what is your “Gospel”?


985 posted on 07/31/2014 11:36:06 PM PDT by michaelwlf3
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Then let’s hear it; what is your “Gospel”?

If I do, will you?

The Gospel (good news) is that Jesus Christ is Almighty God in the flesh who came to earth, lived a sinless life and then died on the cross and rose from the dead as payment for the sins of the world. Jesus said, "Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son." (John 3:14-18)

Then Paul, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit said, "As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:1-10)

Then, the passage that opened my eyes and heart to receive God's gift of eternal life was:

"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” (John 10:27-30)

The Gospel is that God loves us, we are all sinners who deserve eternal punishment, BUT, He GIFTS to us eternal life by His grace through faith and NOT because we deserve it, earn it, merit it or work for it. That is grace. That is the GOOD NEWS.

1,030 posted on 08/01/2014 4:03:30 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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